Highland won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Friday. They came up short against the River Valley Vikings, falling 38-14. While losing is never fun, the Fighting Scots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 340th, while the Vikings are ranked 129th).
When it comes to explaining why Highland lost, don't look at Zachary Church. Despite the final result, he rushed for 104 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 42 receiving yards. Those 104 rushing yards gave Church a new career-high.
Highland's defeat dropped their record down to 3-5. As for River Valley, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Highland will take on Clear Fork at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for River Valley, they will challenge Galion at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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